Man poses on dead horse - old mystery photo
I tidied this pic up to remove the scratches, it looks like a man sitting on a dead horse. However the horse is in a hole, which might be some sort of
crater, which might go some way to explaining the dead horse.
There also appears to be some stick like objects in front of the man. Could they be gas pipes, and could a gas main have exploded?
A vintage Sheboygan photo, taken before the turn of the 20th century, shows a scene at Eighth Street and Indiana Avenue, looking north toward the Eighth Street bridge.
In the photo, a dead horse lies in the street, roped off with string tied to stakes in the dirt road. A man in a top hat, bow tie and jacket sits on top of the horse, and people in the background are standing still, looking toward the camera.
said Bill Wangemann, Sheboygan city historian
The photo does say, on the back, that it was taken at Eighth Street and Indiana Avenue, and that it's of a man sitting on a dead horse.
In the background is a brick and lime business and other unidentified buildings on the banks of the Sheboygan River.
Wangemann said he guesses the photo was taken between 1890 and 1900, judging by how the men are dressed and the dirt street.
Roger Prescher, 73, owner of the Charcoal Inn South, liked the photo so much he hung a framed copy in his restaurant several years ago, along with other photos of historic Sheboygan.
"We just wanted a little nostalgia," Prescher said. "I think it's kind of funny."
from sheboygan-press.com
By netchicken:
posted on 5-1-2007
There also appears to be some stick like objects in front of the man. Could they be gas pipes, and could a gas main have exploded?
A vintage Sheboygan photo, taken before the turn of the 20th century, shows a scene at Eighth Street and Indiana Avenue, looking north toward the Eighth Street bridge.
In the photo, a dead horse lies in the street, roped off with string tied to stakes in the dirt road. A man in a top hat, bow tie and jacket sits on top of the horse, and people in the background are standing still, looking toward the camera.
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The photo does say, on the back, that it was taken at Eighth Street and Indiana Avenue, and that it's of a man sitting on a dead horse.
In the background is a brick and lime business and other unidentified buildings on the banks of the Sheboygan River.
Wangemann said he guesses the photo was taken between 1890 and 1900, judging by how the men are dressed and the dirt street.
Roger Prescher, 73, owner of the Charcoal Inn South, liked the photo so much he hung a framed copy in his restaurant several years ago, along with other photos of historic Sheboygan.
"We just wanted a little nostalgia," Prescher said. "I think it's kind of funny."
from sheboygan-press.com